Examining French literature from the medieval period, Findley revises our understanding of medieval literary composition as a largely masculine activity, sugges

"These innovative essays are outstanding because they examine well-known works and genres in new ways, and they revise and revitalize our thinking about them."-

This volume brings together literary and musical compositions of medieval France, including the Occitanian region, identifying the use of voice in these works a

Ovid's Metamorphoses played an irrefutably important role in the integration of pagan mythology in Christian texts during the Middle Ages. This book is the only

Medieval writers such as Chaucer, Abelard, and Langland often overlaid personal story and sacred history to produce a distinct narrative form. The first of its